UK Finance News

The pound has risen to its highest level against the Euro since November 2008 as markets show concern ahead of a deadline this week for European banks to repay loans taken out a year ago at low interest rates.
The European Central Bank will offer funds on Wednesday to banks looking to repay loans later [...]

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No-one could claim the UK coalition Government have had an easy time of it since forming their partnership, but one thing is certain-things are about to get a whole lot tougher, for all of us.
The Coalition has generally, so far been welcomed by the majority of public and businesses alike, but tomorrow Chancellor George Osborne [...]

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As the UK readies itself for the General Election, desperate for a leader strong enough to make the decisions that will pull the country out of the current crisis and offer a vision of industrial growth and prosperity for us all, isn’t it a drag to read that our commonwealth cousins in Australia are having [...]

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In the current financial environment where the traditional areas of investment such as property and stock markets have faltered or crashed over the past couple of years, many of us seem content to play it safe by keeping any savings that we may have tucked up in banks, earning little or no interest.
It is fair [...]

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The Director General of the Institute off Economic Affairs (IEA), Mark Littlewood, has blasted politicians at home in the UK and across Europe for jumping on the bandwagon to promote support for an international levy on bank assets.
The IEA are particularly at odds with the Conservative party over the issue, David Cameron’s party have not [...]

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